Unexpected Underdogs Set to Shock the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals—Who Will Rise?
- TRACR‘s Projected Winner (With Probability): Penn State (89.5%)
- Kirshner’s Pick: Penn State -10.5
Peach Bowl: No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State (Wednesday, Jan. 1)
One Big Question: Can Arizona State find a downfield passing game?
When Arizona State receiver Jordyn Tyson went out with an injury before the Big 12 Championship, it spelled trouble for the Sun Devils. At least it should have. Tyson is the program’s only productive wideout, and his absence figured to allow Iowa State to load up against star running back Cam Skattebo, given a non-threatening ASU downfield passing game. It didn’t work out that way, though. The downfield game indeed didn’t do much outside of a fourth-down deep shot from Sam Leavitt to Melquan Stovall early on, but Skattebo just bulldozed ISU as both a runner and pass-catcher. He finished with 208 yards on 18 touches and three touchdowns.

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